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Horses

Golden Slipper Barrier Draw: Favourites draw perfectly

by Rob Sutherland

20th Mar 2018 10:12 AM
| Updated:
11:54 AM

LEADING Golden Slipper contenders Written By and Sunlight have drawn next to each other in Saturday's $3.5m race at Rosehill Gardens.

The pair will be eyeballing each other from gates four and five respectively while other favoured runner Performer didn't fare so well.

Hugh Bowman will be have to be at his world-rated best to get him over line from gate 16.

GOLDEN SLIPPER

Horse (barrier)

Jockey

Weight

1. WRITTEN BY (4)

J Childs

56.5kg

2. SANTOS (7)

T Clark

56.5kg

3. AYLMERTON (8)

T Berry

56.5kg

4. LONG LEAF (19)

B Shinn

56.5kg

5. PERFORMER (16)

H Bowman

56.5kg

6. EF TROOP (2)

J Collett

56.5kg

7. PRAIRIE FIRE (6)

M Zahra

56.5kg

8. SANDBAR (3)

C Reith

56.5kg

9. ENBIHAAR (15)

S Baster

54.5kg

10. SUNLIGHT (5)

L Currie

54.5kg

11. ESTIJAAB (17)

B Avdulla

54.5kg

12. OOHOOD (11)

Z Purton

54.5kg

13. FIESTA (20)

K McEvoy

54.5kg

14. SIZZLING BELLE (1)

Ms K O'Hara

54.5kg

15. SEABROOK (12)

D Oliver

54.5kg

16. SECRET LADY (13)

B Melham

54.5kg

17e. QAFILA (10)

C Williams

54.5kg

18e. GONGS (14)

T Angland

54.5kg

19e. LEGEND OF CONDOR (9)

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56.5kg

20e. SPIN (18)

--

56.5kg

LATEST BETTING: TAB FIXED ODDS

Trainer Tony McEvoy was happy with Sunlight's fortunes at the draw and jockey Luke Currie shouldn't have much trouble finding a nice spot for the Zoustar filly.

"Luke's job has been made a little easier by the draw," McEvoy said.

Sunlight remained the $4.20 favourite for the race with Written By staying at $4.80.

Estijaab didn't fare well and she drifted from $9 to $11 after drawing out wide in gate 17, but she's got the best early speed and should be able get across.

"There wasn't a great deal of change after the barrier draw with a lot of the favourites drawing alongside each other," TAB's Glenn Munsie said.

"The big winner was Sandbar, who firmed from $17, to $13 then $11 after drawing barrier four with a one bet of $1,200 at $13."

THE BETTING
SUNLIGHT PRICE CHANGES

November 27: $101

December 27: $51

January 6: $15

January 7: $13

January 8: $11

January 13: $8

January 15: $6

February 24: $4.60

March 10: $4

March 17: $3.50

Prior to Barrier Draw: $4

After Barrier Draw: $4.20

BIGGEST BETS ON SUNLIGHT AT $101

$425 to win, $225 to place at $101/$26 on December 24 for a $48,775 collect

$200 on December 23 for a $20,200 collect

$200 on December 24 for a $20,200 collect

$150 to win, $50 to place at $101/$26 on December 27 for a $16,450 collect